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The farmers market has been full of many different varieties of apples for a while now and I seem to be bringing them home faster than I can eat them. I was going through my bookmarks looking for new ways to enjoy apples when I came across a waldorf salad. A waldorf salad is basically fresh apples, celery, walnuts and raisins in a mayonnaise based dressing. It sounded simple and good. (It reminded me a bit of a cole slaw.) I like the mayonnaise and lemon juice combo but I tried to make sure that it was not too heavy as I wanted to enjoy the flavours in the salad. I had a lot of apples to choose form but in the end I decided to go with gala. The waldorf salad turned out really good. The crisp and juicy apples cut through the sweet and tangy dressing nicely. I really enjoyed the range of textures in the salad from the crisp to the crunchy to the chewy. The toasted walnuts went really well in this salad and I think that toasting them first is essential. I would imagine that dried cranberries would work just as well as raisins in this salad. I am also thinking that I might try adding some fresh grape slices the next time. Shredded cooked turkey or chicken would also probably go well maybe even with some curry powder. I am going to be enjoying this salad for a while to come.

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Apples form such a good base for everything nice. Be it for cakes, pies, salads...the possibilities are endless! I will make this soon after seeing your delicious picture- the best part? I have ready ingredients! Thanks for this post!

To that my mom would add peas & turkey. So she would serve it for Dinner during the week because she was using the leftovers from the Turkey she cooked almost every Sundays during the winter months. We really enjoy eating this.

I love my mom's waldorf salad. She brings it to all our family gatherings. She use Jonathan apples and pecans instead of walnuts. Now that I've typed this I'm off to get some apples so I can make your recipe.

Waldorf salad is one of my favorite salads. I love the honey, mayo, lemon dressing. I've never had it with raisins before; I'll have to try that. Every time I have a Waldorf Salad I remember that old Faulty Towers episode where Basil is tasked with making one. It was hilarious.

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